Federal Agencies, Agency Memos & Announcements

USCIS Office Closings for 2016

12/15/16 AILA Doc. No. 16012201.

December 15, 2016

USCIS alert that the Portland, Oregon, Field Office is closed today.


November 18, 2016

USCIS alert that the Los Angeles, California Field Office will close at 3:00 pm on Friday, November 18, 2016, to allow for employees to exit the Field Office prior to an afternoon protest and mitigate any potential issues.


November 15, 2016

USCIS alert that the Athens, Greece Field Office will close at 2:00pm on Thursday, November 17, 2016, along with the rest of the U.S. Embassy Athens in anticipation of anti-US demonstrations, in connection with the commemoration of the events of November 17, 1973, in Greece.


November 7, 2016

USCIS alert that due to the local general elections the San Juan, Puerto Rico Field Office will be closed on Tuesday, November 8, 2016.


November 1, 2016

USCIS alert that the Baltimore, Maryland Field office closed early on Tuesday, November 1, 2016 due to a facility maintenance issue.


October 28, 2016

USCIS alert that the Charleston, South Carolina Field Office and Application Support Center have closed early on Friday, October 28, 2016, due to a facility maintenance issue.


October 6, 2016

USCIS alert that due to Hurricane Matthew, several USCIS field offices and application support centers in Florida and South Carolina will be closed on Thursday, October 6, 2016, and Friday, October 7, 2016.


October 5, 2016

USCIS alert that the Charleston Field Office and Application Support Center and the Fort Jackson Support Center closed at noon on Wednesday, October 5, 2016, and will be closed on Thursday, October 6, 2016.

Current closings in Florida include the Hialeah, Jacksonville, Kendall, Miami, Oakland Park and West Palm Beach Field Offices and Application Support Centers, all of which are closing two hours early on Wednesday, October 5, 2016, and will be closed Thursday, October 6, 2016.


October 4, 2016

USCIS alert that the Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Field Offices are closed today due to Hurricane Matthew.


October 3, 2016

USCIS alert that the Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, Field Office is closed today due to Hurricane Matthew.


September 6, 2016

USCIS alert that the Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Field Office is closed today.


September 2, 2016

USCIS alert that the Jacksonville, Florida, Field Office and Application Support Center (ASC) and the Charleston, South Carolina, Field Office are closed today.


September 1, 2016

USCIS alert that the Jacksonville, Florida, and Tampa, Florida, Field Offices and Application Support Centers (ASCs) are closed today.


August 31, 2016

USCIS alert that the Tampa, Florida, Field Office and Application Support Center (ASC) will be closed tomorrow, September 1, 2016.


August 4, 2016

USCIS alert that the Newark Asylum Office is closed today due to a building maintenance issue.


July 25, 2016

USCIS alert that the Milwaukee Field Office and Application Support Center (ASC) are closed today due to a facility issue.


July 15, 2016

USCIS alert that the Ft. Smith Field Office and Application Support Center (ASC) are closed today due to power issues related to recent weather events in the area.


July 12, 2016

USCIS alert that the Salt Lake City Application Support Center will be closed on July 25, 2016, in observance of Pioneer’s Day.


May 27, 2016

USCIS alert that the Beijing Field Office will be closed for in-person appointments and walk-ins between June 14 and June 17, 2016. The office is open for phone calls. Regular in-person services will resume on June 20, 2016.


April 19, 2016

USCIS alert that the Houston, TX Application Support Center and Asylum office remain closed on Tuesday, April 19, 2016, due to flooding.


April 18, 2016

USCIS alert that the Houston, TX Application Support Center and Asylum office are closed on Monday, April 18, 2016, due to flooding.


March 30, 2016

USCIS alert that the Casper, Wyoming ASC and Field Office are closed on Wednesday, March 30, 2016.


March 17, 2016

USCIS alert that the Baltimore District/Field Office will close at noon on Thursday, March 17, 2016.


March 1, 2016

USCIS alert that the Detroit District Office will close at 2pm on March 1, 2016.


February 16, 2016

USCIS alert that the Washington District Office and Field Offices and the Alexandria Application Support Center (ASC) are both on three-hour delays. The Baltimore District and Field Offices, the Baltimore ASC, the Glenmont ASC, and the Salisbury ASC are on two-hour delays.


February 8, 2016

USCIS alert that the Boston District Office, the Boston Application Support Center, the Boston Asylum Office, the Providence, RI Field Office, and the Newark Asylum Office are closed.


February 3, 2016

USCIS alert that the Omaha Field Office opened at 10am due to a snow storm. Additionally, alert includes information regarding street closures in San Francisco until 2/13/16 due to the Super Bowl. All customers visiting the San Francisco USCIS Field Office are encouraged to take public transportation and to leave their cars at home. Visitors should plan ahead and allow for additional travel time to arrive on time for scheduled appointments. See the San Francisco Field Office page for more information.


February 1, 2016

USCIS alert that the Omaha and Des Moines Field Offices and Application Support Centers will be closed on Tuesday, February 2, 2016, due to an impending snow storm.


January 27, 2016

USCIS alert that several Field/District Offices and ASCs in Maryland, New Jersey, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., and the Arlington Asylum Office, are either closed or opening late due to inclement weather.


January 26, 2016

USCIS alert that Field/District Offices and ASCs in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., and the Arlington Asylum Office, are closed due to inclement weather.


January 25, 2016

USCIS alert that several east coast Field/District Offices, Asylum Offices, and ASCs are either closed or opening late due to inclement weather.


January 22, 2016

USCIS alert that several Field and District Offices and ASCs along the east coast are closed due to severe weather. Please refer to notice for listing of all offices that are closed.

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